Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
  • B25D—PERCUSSIVE TOOLS
  • B25D1/00—Hand hammers; Hammer heads of special shape or materials
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
  • B25D—PERCUSSIVE TOOLS
  • B25D2250/00—General details of portable percussive tools; Components used in portable percussive tools
  • B25D2250/271—Tools for breaking windows
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
  • B25D—PERCUSSIVE TOOLS
  • B25D2250/00—General details of portable percussive tools; Components used in portable percussive tools
  • B25D2250/295—Tools used in automobiles or automobile manufacture

Definitions

• the invention relates to a safety device for the breaking of glass.
• a safety device for the breaking of glass.
• Such a safety device is known as a safety hammer and is marketed under the name life hammer.
• the invention contemplates a safety device of the type described in the preamble, wherein the drawbacks mentioned of the known safety device have been obviated, while maintaining its advantages.
• a safety device according to the invention is characterized by the features of claim 1.
• a safety device With a safety device according to the present invention, it has been found that, precisely by using a fluorescent surface or at least a part thereof, location of these safety devices is considerably simplified, without, to that end, for instance, electric provisions being required.
• the fact is that during at least a part of the time, in the normal waiting position, there where it has been suspended clearly visible in case of emergencies, this safety device is exposed to (day)light.
• this time will be sufficient to obtain the desired fluorescent action, in particular when a relatively bright color is used, such as orange, red or yellow which are generally experienced as being alarming.
• a safety device With a safety device according to the present invention, it is preferred to provide the or each fluorescent surface by the use of in-mold labeling techniques, whereby a label with a fluorescent print is placed in a mold cavity of, for instance, an injection mold, whereupon at least a part of the safety device, for instance a housing part, is injection-molded against it, so that an integral connection is obtained.
• the fluorescent action ceasing to exist is prevented in a simple manner.
• the fact is that the fluorescent surfaces can no longer be separated from the safety device. It is noted, for that matter, that a comparable effect can be achieved by providing a suspension device for such a safety device with an at least partly fluorescent outer surface, in addition to or instead of the safety device.
• the invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a safety device for breaking glass, characterized by the features of claim 9.
• Such a method offers the advantage that in a particularly simple and economical manner, a safety device according to the invention can be formed which maintains its functionality for a longer period of time.
• Fig. 1 shows, in disassembled condition, a safety device according to the invention, in the shape of a hammer
• Fig. 2 shows a safety device according to Fig. 1, in assembled condition
• Fig. 3 shows, in cross-sectional side view, a mold part with mold cavity, an in-mold label and a product part formed against it.
• identical or corresponding parts have identical or corresponding reference numerals.
• Fig. 1 shows, in disassembled condition, a safety device 1, according to the invention, comprising two housing parts 2 and a head 4.
• the housing parts 2 are identical to each other and have a front view which is a substantially somewhat T-shaped.
• the housing parts 2 are dish parts, injection-molded and thin-walled.
• the horizontal beam 6 of each T- shaped housing part 2 is largely semi-cylinder-shaped with open ends 8, which open ends are bounded by an edge 10 reaching inwards.
• the head 4 is formed by a solid metal cylinder 12 having conical ends 14. Preferably, the head 4 is hardened. Adjacent each conical end 14, a circular groove 16 has been provided, in which the edge 10 can engage when the head 4 is received between the beams 6. Thus, the head 4 is locked in between the housing parts 2. In the assembled condition shown in Fig. 2, the upright legs 17 of the housing parts 2 form a handle 18.
• each housing part 2 is provided at the outside with a fluorescent print 30, for instance in fluorescent orange, yellow or red.
• fluorescent orange or yellow appears to lead to the best results, but any other desired fluorescent color is possible.
• This fluorescent outer surface can be provided by, for instance, printing the outer surface of each of the housing parts 2 after formation with a fluorescent ink, by spraying with fluorescent paint or by providing it with fluorescent printed labels such as stickers or the like. The latter technique is particularly suitable for substantially single-curved or flat parts, for instance rings on the handle 18 or around the beam 6.
• a safety device 1 is formed with a method wherein a device is used such as, for instance, shown partly in cross section in Fig. 3.
• a label 20 with fluorescent properties is placed in a mold cavity 22, whereupon the mold 24 is closed and, in a manner known per se, plastic is injected in the mold cavity 22 against the label 20. Then, partial fusion occurs between the label 20 and the plastic 26, at least such that a fixed connection therebetween is obtained.
• the label 20 and, hence a print 30 optionally applied thereon forms an integral part of the respective housing part 2.
• the fluorescent properties of the respective label 20 can be obtained by printing it with fluorescent ink or paint, prior to placement in the mold cavity 22, but can, for instance, also be obtained by specific selection of fluorescent plastic for forming the respective label. If such a label is manufactured as a laminate, one of the layers can be of fluorescent design, optionally covered by a permanent transparent cover layer. It is preferred that, prior to placement in the mold cavity 22, the label 20 is already partly brought into the desired shape the label should eventually have on the housing part 2, for instance with the aid of vacuum forming techniques, by a deep or thin drawing technique or such deforming techniques known per se. Thus, relatively thin foil can be used while damages occurring to this foil during injection of the plastic in the mold can be prevented.
• the desirability of such predeformation also depends on the degree of deformation of the label from a flat position to the final shape. For instance with single curved surfaces or relatively flat surfaces, such predeformation is less necessary.
• the housing parts can be completely or partly manufactured from fluorescent plastic.
• the invention is not limited in any way to the exemplary embodiments given in the description and in the drawings. Many variations thereon are possible within the framework of the invention as outlined by the claims.
• a safety device according to the invention can be manufactured in a different manner, for instance by blow molding, rotational molding, assembly from several parts and the like.
• the head can be designed differently and be secured in the housing in a different manner.
• a housing of a safety device according to the invention could be designed to be wholly or partly transparent, with fluorescent means disposed therein.
• a safety device can be combined with other signaling means, for instance a breaking light included therein, which breaks at undesirably large accelerations or decelerations, so that the visibility of the safety device is thereby increased, also in case no or insufficient fluorescent action is present. Such a break light can also be sufficient in itself.

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• Luminescent Compositions (AREA)

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